{"id":1580,"date":"2018-08-28T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2018\/08\/28\/european-pastors-council-aims-to-connect-inspire-and-change\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T20:39:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:39:04","slug":"european-pastors-council-aims-to-connect-inspire-and-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/european-pastors-council-aims-to-connect-inspire-and-change\/","title":{"rendered":"European Pastors\u2019 Council aims to \u2018connect, inspire and change\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>28 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert]&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>According to a headline in the UK\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/lifestyle\/travel\/tired-of-overpriced-overcrowded-city-breaks-go-to-belgrade\/ar-BBMb4mO?ocid=spartanntp_edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Telegraph<\/em> newspaper<\/a>, if you are \u2018[t]ired of overpriced, overcrowded city breaks? Go to Belgrade\u2019. Pastors from across the Trans-European Division must be in the know, as they are flocking into the city today in preparation for the European Pastors\u2019 Council (EPC).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1572\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"TED staff met for worship early Monday morning before engaging in a solid day of preparation to welcome guests the following day.  Over 100 people have been involved in the preparation of this major council.\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"EPC team meeting\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-team-meeting-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>That may mean the city gets a bit more crowded 28 August \u2013 2 September as 1,200 pastors, Bible workers, department directors and spouses meet at the city\u2019s Sava Centre for spiritual refreshment, networking, inspiration, and sharing ideas on how best to \u2018reach Europe\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Tuesday evening, 28 August, top speakers and trainers from across the TED and the global Adventist church will share their vision of how to build the church in Europe. There will be honest discussion, prayer and planning. For instance, the Sabbath morning mission appeal will tell a story of declining membership in one part of Europe, yet how three new, innovative church plants are starting to reverse the trend.<\/p>\n<p>P<a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-1575\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: right;\" title=\"Raafat Kamal inspires staff at the beginning of a long day Monday, preparing the hall for the pastors to arrive. Patrick Johnson gives final instructions while Nenad Jepuranovic, TED treasurer, works on logistics\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad.jpg\" alt=\"EPC Raafat Patrick Nenad\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Raafat-Patrick-Nenad-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>atrick Johnson, Ministerial Association Secretary, notes that the days are specifically geared to connect, inspire and change, offering both biblically based theology, innovative worship, practical workshops, and time for sharing ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Raafat Kamal, in a staff worship noted from the book of Acts that when the apostles were connected together through prayer and the spirit, they could both inspire people and change the world. <\/p>\n<p>Quoting Acts 4:10-12 he shared how Peter, who just a few weeks earlier had denied his Lord, could now stand in front of the religious leaders and challenge them that \u201cit is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is \u2018the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.\u2019 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1576\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"Stage construction almost complete as the worship team set up to rehearse\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo.jpg\" alt=\"EPC Saxaphone logo\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_EPC-Saxaphone-logo-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>His prayer is that, following these powerful pastors\u2019 meeting, as we return home people will note that, like Peter and John, \u201cthey have been with Jesus.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While designed primarily for pastors, all plenary sessions will be live streamed so that leaders and members across Europe and the rest of the world can also be inspired. Follow the live stream from 8:00 pm central European time, (7:00 pm UK time) by visiting the dedicated EPC page on the <a href=\"ministerial-epc\">TED website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"livestream.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1578\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream.jpg\" alt=\"LIVE Stream\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/images_news-2018_LIVE-Stream-560x315.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Further reports from EPC will be posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/sitenews\/2021\/05\/20\/news\/\">TED website<\/a> during the week with additional photos and coverage on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TransEuropeanDivision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TED Facebook page<\/a>. [<em>ted<\/em>NEWS]<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<br \/><em>ted<\/em>NEWS Staff: Victor Hulbert, editor; Sajitha Forde-Ralph, associate editor<br \/>119 St Peter&#8217;s Street, St Albans, Herts, AL1 3EY, England<br \/>E-mail: <span id=\"cloak9a95fff11b0413077a3a10b62293d2c1\"><span id=\"cloakb4b9fe10007265219973ee49812dce2c\"><a href=\"mailto:tednews@ted.adventist.org\">tednews@ted.adventist.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>Website: www.ted.adventist.org<br \/>tedNEWS is an information bulletin issued by the communication department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European Division. Readers are free to republish or share this article with appropriate credit including an active hyperlink to the original article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 August 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert]&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>According to a headline in the UK\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/lifestyle\/travel\/tired-of-overpriced-overcrowded-city-breaks-go-to-belgrade\/ar-BBMb4mO?ocid=spartanntp_edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Telegraph<\/em> newspaper<\/a>, if you are \u2018[t]ired of overpriced, overcrowded city breaks? Go to Belgrade\u2019. Pastors from across the Trans-European Division must be in the know, as they are flocking into the city today in preparation for the European Pastors\u2019 Council (EPC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1592,1569,1576,7],"tags":[138],"class_list":["post-1580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bosnia-herzegovina-montenegro-north-macedonia-serbia","category-communication-media-technology","category-leadership-development","category-news","tag-epc18"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8314,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580\/revisions\/8314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}